Jacksonville resident shoots, kills home invader Wednesday night

A home-invasion plot was foiled Wednesday night when a Jacksonville resident shot and killed one of the assailants, authorities said.

Police responded to a report of shots fired about 11:20 p.m. at the home in the 2000 block of Oak Water Drive.

Multiple males attempted to enter the house, Sgt. T.K. Waters said. When the first assailant was shot, the others fled.

The wounded assailant was taken to UF Health Jacksonville where he died. The Sheriff's Office later identified him as 24-year-old Aaron Antwan Harris of Arrowbrook Lane.

Information about the others was scarce, but a man was found dead a short time later in a parking lot of a veterinary clinic about two miles away. Police suspect he could have been one of the intruders and also was shot by the resident.

"We're still in the early stages of the investigation," Waters said.

Several people were inside the home at the time of the attempted break-in, Waters said.

clifford.davis@jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4207

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